Replacement Calderdale UDP : Adopted 25 August 2006 (as amended August 2009)

Replacement Calderdale UDP : Adopted 25 August 2006

• Foreword
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Calderdale in Context
• Strategic and Core Part One Policies
• 3 Guiding Principles and Key Themes
• 4 Employment, The Economy, Tourism and Regeneration
• 5 Housing
• 6 Retailing and Town Centres
• 7 Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities
  • Introduction
  • Protected Open Spaces
  • Open Spaces in Areas of Deficiency
  • Safeguarding Sports Grounds and Playing Fields
  • Provision of Sport and Recreation Facilities
  • Provision of Recreational Open Space in Residential Development
  • Allotments
  • Common Land
  • Waterways and Open Water
  • Former Halifax Branch Canal
• 8 The Built and Historic Environment
• 9 Transport
• 10 Infrastructure, Education and Community Facilities
• 11 Natural Environment and the Countryside
• 12 Environmental Protection
• 13 Minerals
• 14 Waste Management
• 15 Monitoring and Review of the Plan
• Annex A Privacy, Daylighting and Amenity Space
• Annex B Trees On or Adjacent to Development Sites
• Appendix 1 National Planning Policy
• Appendix 2 National Minerals Policy
• Appendix 3 Supporting Published Documents
• Appendix 4 Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix 6 Policy Topic Index
• Appendix 7 Policy Number Comparison
• Appendix 8 Supplementary Maps

Former Halifax Branch Canal

7.32 The former Halifax Branch Canal is a feature running from Salterhebble Basin on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, through the valley containing the Hebble Brook and its associated trails, cycleways and walks to Halifax town centre. It was built in the early nineteenth century (opening in 1828) but was rapidly superseded by the railways and fell into disrepair and was finally abandoned by Warrant of the Minister of Transport in 1942. Whilst the route of the canal is visible through the valley, the canal walls and bed are no longer visible. There is still evidence of many of the old structures such as bridges although very few of the lock workings are visible. The policy will be taken into account where features are in evidence. It should be emphasised that this policy is a general vision and is therefore not site specifically focused. Although there are currently no plans to reopen the canal, nor to restore it, as these would not be cost effective, the historic nature of the canal and features such as the sites of locks mean that it should be protected from development which would see these features removed or obliterated. As a result it is proposed to protect the line of the Halifax Branch Canal from inappropriate development.

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